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Old 23rd April 2001 | 00:27
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Burnside
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Brooksey,

You've probably already got this one, but there is the great rumour/story of the Buccs coming back off some foriegn jaunt and flying a maritime tactic sortie over the North Sea on the way. One of the formation gets tapped by some AD mate and elects to simulate a BIF (Bomb In Face, previously known as knickers). In the Bucc, with internal stores, this involved opening the bomb bay first. The hapless pilot dutifully went through the motions and rolled the bomb door open ready to simulate dropping the bomb, only to have the 550 knot airflow rip his baggage pannier out and dump his and his Nav's baggage into the ogin! I bet it got the fighter mate's attention though.

During my own short time on the mighty jet, I can only think of one slightly amusing anecdote:
During a transit to Gib I was about to begin my first AAR bracket so my trusty Nav decided to take a break and have his lunch. Unfortunately for him, he decided to open his yoghurt just as I had a bit of overtake on the tanker and cut the power by a handful. The Buccs dodgy cabin conditioning took over, the cabin pressure dropped and my Nav's yoghurt exploded all over him.

Oh and the best addition to your CD would be to FIND THE IN-COCKPIT VIDEO FOOTAGE OF MY LAST TRIP!

FAO Bucc Kinnear:

Are you 'Q46', because you are in the right place at the moment to have heard about the tanks over Kuwait?

Burnside.